Chasing The Mate No Rejection

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r pack your thin

elonged to their

d to the door, stepping outside and shutting it behind

mber the rent isn't

polite. When it came to money

e good at counting, huh? Then tell me, do you know how much your family uses in water

row furro

ridge. No air conditioners, no heaters, not even a

id that add up to

an excuse to squeeze more money out of them. But today wasn't the da

y for you first thi

ke a charity? You pay today, or I'll throw

er tongue. She stared at Odette's smug face, her

ate to go se

o check her gold watch. The thing was so gaudy

Then, suddenly, she

ched into her pocket and pulled out a Pa

le eyes widened the

ew luxury when she saw it-especially with

Odette reached for it, b

oolly. "I'm mortgaging it. Tomorrow, I

!" she

eked out from t

some paper

out a lopsided mortgage agreement. Odette, eager to get h

eatly and tucked it into her coat's inner pocket. She'd wo

s worth more than this

wn in front of Yara and adjusted the flim

andles, already drooling o

twelve-year-old Zain, lit

ra's soft hair. "It's Christmas Eve, and it

in silence, her pink che

the birt

to you~ Happy

blew out the candles-then immediately went back to playi

. She devoured Yara's portion

n was over, the kid

heir pillows, kissed Yara's che

ighed as they walked to the curb. "When we finally mak

termination burn

e'd do whate

ded to the most infamous

part-time waitresses. The pay was the highest they

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ny

Ro

nst crystal glasses. A haze of cigar

ner, sat in the center, su

e woman here that Alaric likes," Caleb said mockingl

ar

ed features like somet

themselves over him. His sharp eyes remained fixed on his

lost wallet?" Caleb tease

d him and dow

lub's main floor. The VIP room had one-way glass-

surge of customers, which mean

esses bustling between tab

rinks," he instructed the manager,

in Caleb's habits, knew

ic muttered, standing u

uld leave, the m

he girl'

into the room, b

curve. But it wasn't just her body that caught attention-he

she said smoothly, s

make a comment-until he

was s

ng at

ens

ebrow. Oh? So this

was suddenly in front of the girl

d, yanking her arm. The sudde

breath

i

was

most unreal. But his eyes-dark, piercing, an

red. His voice was deep, smoo

ou recog

slammed agai

d quickly, lowering her gaze. But she couldn't

ood ra

intervene, the do

Someone swiped a card at the reg

one f

uards dragged a str

f the new p

could finish, the g

them the card's yours!

stomach

ae

y for it. I panicked and tried to run, but then I found your wallet in the changing room... in your coat." Her voi

e blood drain

k card, would she really be working part-time in

ade things a hun

anager said, stepping forward an

rip on Adina's wrist remained firm,

cing at Caleb. "Boss... what shou

hat a shame. Looks like we're

en Caleb knew when not to cross a line. And this wa

ears ago-who had set Alaric up or how he had gotten out of it-b

irst woman he'd ever wi

her... then it was because she

" Maeve's voice cracked,

cket and handed them to her. The way her red-rimmed eyes shim

elf to meet Alaric's eyes. "I'll pay back e

ckered across

, he release

er still lingered-like a phanto

steady and unreadabl

m would have noticed t

ered him more

a slow, burning intensity that sent

owned,

d-whoever this man was, he wasn't g